-=> Quoting Daryl Stout to Nancy Backus on 15-Jul-2020 12:55 <=-
DS> My brother called yesterday, and he was in the hospital...it sounded
DS> like he was on his deathbed. He said he had internal bleeding (black stool,
DS> but certain medicines or foods can cause that), and he was bruising/turning
DS> black, as if there was anemia (lack of blood). It
DS> sounded like his body was shutting down...he thought he was dying,
DS> and said he was in severe pain.
As I'm almost a month behind, hopefully he is doing a lot better by
now...
DS> Well, they did an EGD on him this morning, and did some biopsies for
DS> possible pre-esophageal cancer, but saw no sign of bleeding in the stomach,
DS> such as from a bleeding ulcer. But, the doctor said he is
DS> going to have to do 3 things, of which he's unlikely to do...stop
DS> smoking, stop drinking beer and alcohol, and get a colonoscopy done.
Maybe if he gets scared enough, he'll at least cut back on the
drinking and smoking.... And sounds like the colonoscopy is certainly in
order....
DS> The problem for both of us, is that all our friends work and have
DS> family, and it's nearly impossible to get a driver...let alone
DS> someone to stay with them overnight. When we were at a hotel last
DS> year (he had a smoking room, I did not), I was practically
DS> suffocating in just in the doorway of his room. So, there is no way
DS> I could stay with him...as I'm sure the place just reeks with the
DS> stench of tobacco.
It probably does.... so he'd need to find someone else....
NB>>> Finding ways to dance safely is good....
DS>> I sent an email to the President of the Arkansas State Square Dance
DS>> Federation, telling him, I'm deferring to him the decision on future
DS>> dances.
NB>> I'm sure he appreciates your dumping all the responsibility for the
NB>> decision on him... ;)
DS> Well, I was going to put a letter in the publication, but he said
DS> that I was being too negative, and not to run it...so I didn't.
In that case, it really is his responsibility...
DS> He is seeing that I was right. Many folks have such a severe case of
DS> cabin fever now, but your health has to take priority. Yet, if you
DS> don't get out to build up immunity, how are you going to deal with it??
There is a delicate balance there.... :)
ttyl neb
... ACRONYM = Abbreviated Coded Rendition Of Name Yielding Meaning
--- EzyBlueWave V3.00 01FB001F
* Origin: Tiny's BBS - http://www.tinysbbs.com (454:1/452)
|
